Which has higher freedom of association index, Dominican Republic or Italy?

Dominican Republic, at 0.876 against 0.875 in Italy as of 2025.

What is the difference in freedom of association index between Dominican Republic and Italy?

0.001, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Italy?

190 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Italy: Freedom of Association Index

Dominican Republic

0.876

in 2025

Italy

0.875

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

32nd

Italy rank

34th

Freedom of Association Index over time

Dominican Republic
Italy

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.876 against 0.875 in Italy, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Italy ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 34th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.034	0.034	0	—
1820s	0.034	0.034	0	—
1840s	0.238	0.1917	0.0463	Dominican Republic
1850s	0.2643	0.5651	0.3008	Italy
1860s	0.1842	0.504	0.3198	Italy
1870s	0.3577	0.4963	0.1386	Italy
1880s	0.2027	0.4857	0.283	Italy
1890s	0.1136	0.5404	0.4268	Italy
1900s	0.5195	0.6138	0.0943	Italy
1910s	0.4699	0.6087	0.1388	Italy
1920s	0.4532	0.2994	0.1538	Dominican Republic
1930s	0.0931	0.0523	0.0408	Dominican Republic
1940s	0.0863	0.4008	0.3145	Italy
1950s	0.0887	0.8257	0.737	Italy
1960s	0.3117	0.8635	0.5518	Italy
1970s	0.3942	0.8577	0.4635	Italy
1980s	0.7991	0.8956	0.0965	Italy
1990s	0.823	0.9029	0.0799	Italy
2000s	0.8524	0.9129	0.0605	Italy
2010s	0.8359	0.9159	0.08	Italy
2020s	0.8742	0.8918	0.0177	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Dominican Republic or Italy?: Dominican Republic, at 0.876 against 0.875 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Dominican Republic and Italy?: 0.001, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Italy?: 190 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Italy rank globally for freedom of association index?: Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 34th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Freedom of Association Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.